Greasy Blocks » polished http://www.greasyblocks.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 AHobbs is out of the cage http://www.greasyblocks.com/2010/06/ahobbs-is-out-of-the-cage/ http://www.greasyblocks.com/2010/06/ahobbs-is-out-of-the-cage/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:51:21 +0000 Stunna BEN http://www.greasyblocks.com/?p=432 Related posts: If you enjoyed reading this article, please check out other related articles below:
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670hp/485tq @29psi on Q16…

Just recently, Mister Hobbs fired the car up again and had it re-tuned just in time to get some track times and more testing done. Testing and development are kind of right up this guys alley. He and Wil from Exospeed Racing came together to get the perfect fitment on a street wheel setup that is now seeming to root its way out to others. After months of test fitments, back and forth shipping, and picking the right tire, Antwaine finally found the perfect fitment possible for the “street car” that sits in his garage waiting for days without rain. But the second catch is that Mister Hobbs fights fires by day, and those 24hr shifts start to take away from building and driving time!

Hats off to Antwaine for the build, R&D, and putting the effort into trying something new and keeping it street for the street guys out there!

Here are a few more random pics:

Some shots of lining up the wheels and seeing how close things are.

the only civic with this custom Peak Boost manifold & downpipe made to use with a 60mm wastegate.

The manifold shot. I took this from Ken@Peak Boost. Check out the bling option on this! Bananas!

The rear wheels were made using a “skinny” face, along with a lip and barrel from one of the other Exospeed wheels available. this together has made the “street edition” available from Exospeed. These wheels are Double Forged multi-piece with interchangeable faces.  The possibilities are endless!

Here is a video of what Antwaine and Tony1 believe is the 515 pump gas pull. Yes, you can get it from this car on pump gas. No Q or C16 needed!

Shot outs to Clayton, Wil, and Antwaine for keeping me updated on the car and the status of it! Also, big shot outs to Rudy for the top image! I appreciate you letting me use it!

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When you sit as wide as Eric’s GLI you can pretty much say forget everything else. Motor, no needs for any power besides the little bit you need to move the wheels. Interior, please! All you need is 4 seats, an Ipod, and air in the compressor! As the Prince said on that track SUMERTIME… “2mph, so everybody sees you!”

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Eric’s Jetta is sex. That’s how I always seem to tell people about it when I try and describe it to them. When I tell them that those BBS on the back are 17×11 with a 225 on it, that’s probably when I get either continuous talk and hate about why people shouldn’t stretch tires, or something along the lines of that’s the baddest shit I have seen son!

E's Jetta

While I give Eric and I mix it up back and forth about his Mexican heritage, on my daily trips to his restaurant, we always talk about the new mods in store for the car, along with what Eric is seeing online. We check out all of the sites, and its all about the stance in Monterrey’s! That’s the name of Eric’s family restaurant here in the upstate. They have a chain, and without a doubt they are some of the best Mexican food in the upstate. Possibly, my fav that I have ever tasted. (Leave it fair, since I have not been to every Mexican join in the us!)

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This car is never finished, never ready, never right. It is always going through some kind of construction. There are always details changed. But the part about this car that we all can get down with no matter if we like it or not is the fact that its a daily driven car! Sometimes hundreds of miles per day, and sometimes just to go get supplies for work, either way, you’ll see it on the ground!

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The Anodized lips are ill. I miss the polished lips with purple spokes though (Pics coming!)

E's Jetta

Keep an eye on Greasyblocks to see more on Eric’s Jetta! (Assembling the BBS wheels, fitment information and tutorials, and video riding around whoring out the fo-DOE!)

  • BBS RS Wheels
  • 17×9.5 et 19 with 2in lips 215/40 Falken 512
  • 17×11 et 25 with 3in lips -3 camber 225/45 Falken 512
  • Lips anodized by Dragon Plating and Anodizing/Paint custom blended by D&D Customs
  • Wheels were a BMW bolt pattern but redrilled to a 5×100 to be able to fit wide fitment
  • As for fitment when I got the wheels I knew no matter what i wanted a wide wheel with a big lip
  • Custom Lips from Racing Team Hofmann in Germany
  • TT Brakes
  • BagYard front struts
  • Universal Air House 2 air bags with bilstein Shocks rear
  • 4 way Accuair manifold w/ seven way switch box
  • APR reflash
  • GHL Turbo-Back exhaust
  • Light weight pulleys
  • Upgraded Intercooler and tubo piping

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